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NZ Ad Limina request

Rowena Orejana — Sun, 09 Jul 2017 22:52:10 +0000

The New Zealand Catholic Bishops Conference has asked the appropriate offices in Rome to set a date for them to make an ad limina visit to the Vatican. NZCBC secretary Palmerston North Bishop Charles Drennan said the last ad limina visit they made was to Pope Benedict XVI in 2011. “We have written to the

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Bishops’ visit to Rome delayed till 2010

Michael Otto — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 12:00:00 +0000

WELLINGTON The ad limina visit of New Zealands Catholic bishops to see the Pope and Vatican officials has been put back to 2010, NZ Catholic understands. Diocesan bishops are required to make such a visit every five years to render an account of their dioceses to the Pope and to visit the tombs of the

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Catholics must know Bible to live Christian lives, Pope says

Michael Otto — Mon, 06 Oct 2008 12:00:00 +0000

CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy (CNS) Catholics must know the Bible and meditate on the Scriptures in order to live fully Christian lives, Pope Benedict XVI told the bishops of Uruguay. Bishops, priests and catechists must help Catholics learn to read, understand and pray with the Bible so that "they can live their Christian vocation in a

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